Rick Perlstein: How the University of Chicago scored the Obama presidential library
Any story about the convergence of libraries and real estate development tends to end the same way: libraries pushed out—or undermined—by real estate interests. But in the case of the… Read more »
Should President Obama and the Iran negotiators have read Trump: The Art of the Deal?
Donald Trump, the large ego-filled balloon currently outpolling his fellow 2016 Republican presidential candidates, is a big fan of books. Specifically, books coauthored by Donald Trump. Specifically, one particular book… Read more »
Two for Tuesday: President Obama should invite Thomas Pynchon to the White House
Topics discussed: Paul and Linda McCartney, Wings, Paul McCartney and Wings, The Fireman, the big questions, President Obama, Thomas Pynchon, Alex’s family, Pontius Pilate, Satan, Jesus, Richard Farina, mustaches, V,… Read more »
Obama supports an independent bookstore
On Small Business Saturday over the weekend, President Obama took his daughters Sasha and Malia to One More Page, an independent bookstore in Arlington, Virginia. According to the White House,… Read more »
Schumer breaks ranks with Obama to condemn DOJ lawsuit
There’s been a development in the case of the Department of Justice versus the book industry, and it’s a doozie: Charles Schumer, the senior senator from New York and —… Read more »